It was over five decades back in 1972 that hundreds of dacoits, or baagis as they are called locally, voluntarily surrendered in Chambal valley of central India as part of a wider and inspirational social initiative for significant, beneficial, and durable social change achieved by non-violence.
In the early morning of 6 April 1930, on the quiet shores of the Arabian Sea at Dandi in Gujarat, Mahatma Gandhi bent down, picked up a handful of salt, and quietly defied the law of the British Empire.
On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi stepped out of Sabarmati Ashram with a small group of followers and a simple but radical plan: to challenge British authority over something as basic as salt.
He emphasized that both Mahatma Gandhi and Sree Narayana Guru lacked physical or financial strength but possessed immense, lasting power due to their spiritual strength and commitment to truth.
On 17 February, the world lost one of its most resonant voices for equality - Reverend Je sse L . Jackson, Sr., who passed away at the age of 84.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi's statue at the General Post Office( GPO) on the occasion of his death anniversary on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with several political leaders, paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary on Thursday, remembering his contributions to the nation and his unwavering commitment to truth and non-violence.
The Rajasthan government has constituted a cabinet subcommittee to review the viability of setting up Mahatma Gandhi English Medium Government Schools under the previous Ashok Gehlot-led Congress regime.
Playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya sparks controversy with his remarks on Mahatma Gandhi and questioning his title as India's 'Father of the Nation'.
Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest man of the twentieth century, often talked about poverty. For the prophet of non-violence, poverty was the worst form of violence.
